In the NBA, the best championship-winning configuration is naturally that there are multiple players on the team who can take on core tasks. Plus some role players, however, such a configuration is not easy to form, it needs to be favorable at the right time, and some teams that do not have such a configuration have also won the championship, they are led by a core, with some role players, such a team is called a "single-core" championship winning team, this article will take stock of the NBA's five single-core championship winning teams.
Fifth: 14-15 Warriors
The Warriors is a team with a historical background, although it is not comparable to the Lakers Celtics and other teams, but it is also stronger than many teams, they have never given up the championship, and there is no lack of wise operation, 09 Draft, the Warriors selected Curry, 11 years selected Thompson, these two drafts, the impact on the Warriors is very large, changed the overall strength of the Warriors, especially the selection of Curry, both changed the history of the Warriors, but also changed the history of the NBA.
After Curry joined the Warriors, he played very hard, but the sky did not go according to his wishes, Curry frequently suffered ankle injuries, which made his career more painful, fortunately, Curry overcame these and became a better player, in the 14-15 season, Curry suddenly rose, leading the Warriors to become a strong team in the West, a dark horse team in the eyes of others, the end of the regular season, Curry in the Warriors, the performance of a thriving, worthy of the core of the team, elected MVP, in the playoffs, Curry also did what a leader should do, Performed brilliantly at key moments, led the team through his own performance, and finally led the Warriors to defeat the Cavaliers led by James, winning the second championship in the history of the Golden State Warriors.
Fourth: 97-98 Bulls
After Jordan announced his comeback, the Bulls became a championship team again, they regrouped, won the championship in 96 years, and then won the championship in 97 years, winning two consecutive championships, it is indeed happy, but at the same time, the Bulls are also in crisis, their lineup is not young, has fallen into the trap of aging lineup, and the second leader of the team, Pippen, has been absent in the regular season for a long time, the Bulls are driven by Jordan, Jordan plays well or badly, directly related to whether the Bulls can win, for them to win the championship, It's also a very difficult thing.
Driven by Jordan, the Bulls successfully entered the playoffs, in the playoffs, Jordan still performed well, he led the Bulls to easily defeat the Nets and Hornets, advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Pacers fought, and finally the Bulls advanced to the Finals with a big score of 4-3, in the Finals, Jordan played very well, in the very critical sixth game, he completed the steals at the last moment, and hit the key shots, so that the team won the defeat, in the Finals, Jordan was the strongest scoring point of the whole team, Averaging 33.5 points per game, double the 15.7 points of second place Pippen, Jordan stepped forward when he was needed most to help the team win the championship and complete his second triple crown.
Third: 02-03 Spurs
In the 97 draft, the Spurs selected Duncan with a large draft, so that the Spurs have two big men, Robinson and Duncan, the "twin tower combination" turned out, the "double tower combination" brought great improvement to the Spurs, helping the Spurs win the first championship in team history in the 98-99 season, but after this, Robinson's state declined, other players did not have the top, the Spurs left Duncan this person can play the core role, in this case, Duncan with excellent play, lead the Spurs forward.
Duncan's wonderful play, let the Spurs maintain a strong team status, at the same time, the Spurs also have fresh blood, Parker and Ginobili let the team have vitality, but in terms of ability, Parker and Ginobili are ordinary players, how far the Spurs can go, or rely on Duncan, and Duncan really fight, in the 02-03 season, he maintained a very good state, won the MVP in the regular season, and played steadily in the playoffs, and finally, led the Spurs to defeat the Nets, won the championship, Duncan was elected FMVP.
Second: 10-11 Mavericks
After the rise of Nowitzki, the Mavericks became a strong team in the West, when the West was the first, Nowitzki also won the MVP, but during this time, the Mavericks did not achieve much in the playoffs, but left the Bad results of being "Black Eight" by the Warriors and "Black Seven" by spurs, the Mavericks and Nowitzki also suffered a lot of ridicule, but there were no players up and down the Mavericks who gave up the championship and lifted the championship trophy, which was always their goal, and for this goal, they could give everything.
Ambition is easy, it is difficult to achieve ambition, as the team's main force grows older, the mavericks' vitality is not as good as other teams, on nowitzki's core, people's expectations for the mavericks are not high, but at this time, Nowitzki stepped forward, he led the team to the playoffs, and played a very good performance in the playoffs, first swept the defending champions, and then defeated the talented Thunder, and the Heat will meet the finals. In the finals, the Mavericks fell behind 1-2, but under the leadership of Nowitzki, the Mavericks won three consecutive sets, reversed the Heat, and won the first championship trophy in team history, Nowitzki was crowned FMVP, this one championship, let the Mavericks turn over, but also let people re-recognize Nowitzki.
First: 93-94 Rockets
Before the start of the 93-94 season, Jordan announced his retirement, the strength of the Bulls was greatly reduced, the gap between the strong teams was further narrowed, the strong teams in the East and West were all gearing up, ready to launch an impact on the championship, the Rockets were also one of these teams, they were led by Olajuwon, Olajuwon's ability is naturally very strong, but the ability of the other rockets, is really not strong enough, the second boss Thorpe has only been selected as an All-Star, the rest of the players, are players without starlight, but even so, Olajuwon led the Rockets to a championship.
On the way to the championship, the Rockets encountered a lot of difficulties, this round against the Sun, the Rockets were almost eliminated, it was Olajuwon who cut 37 points, 5 assists and 17 rebounds in the steal of seven, helping the team win, and the Rockets continued to play. Finals against the Knicks, facing Ewing, Olajuwon performed well at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, averaging 26.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.9 blocks per game, leading the Rockets to defeat the Knicks and win the championship, in the team, Olajuwon scored first, steals first, blocks first, assists second, rebounds second, Olajuwon perfectly interpreted the single-core championship.